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Africa: COP29 - Advancing Work for Climate Finance and for Climate-Adapted Agri-Food Systems

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2024-12-12 15:03
[IPS] Geneva -- Frustrations over the pace of climate action and the size of the finance target agreed in Baku are valid from the perspective of low-income countries, especially Small-Island Developing States (SIDS). It is also important to recognize that there has been real progress in some countries at the agri-food-nutrition-climate-water-nature-livelihoods intersection, and this seems to be particularly the case in some countries in the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation (ACF).

Africa: Historic Climate Change Advisory - What the Case Before the International Court of Justice Might Mean

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2024-12-12 15:03
[The Conversation Africa] The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It's the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal advisory opinion in 2025. This will shape international climate law and governance. Climate law specialist Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala explains.

Africa: Climate Projects Take 'Invisible' Care Work for Granted - Why This Needs to Change

Climate change in Africa News - Thu, 2024-12-12 15:03
[The Conversation Africa] Care work forms the often invisible infrastructure of all life. It is largely carried out by women and other marginalised groups, and it holds up communities and societies. It can be work in relation to production, such as in farms or forests, as well as the work of reproduction and care in the home and community spaces.

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